I just watched a video with a man named Sir Ken Robinson. He mainly talks about how the education system is flawed. What really caught my attention in the video is when he started talking about how some people don't need college at all, how it is a waste of time for some and good for others. He talked about how he had met a fireman and the fireman going through school as a young boy. I related greatly to this. I never really felt the need for college, I thought that it was mainly just an excuse for kids getting out of high school to have. By excuse I mean just another "bubble" for them to put themselves into for the next 4 years until they have to face the real world. See, I never went to college until now. I joined the military straight out of high school with a very clear picture in my head about what I wanted to do, I wanted to serve and fight for my country. And it may seem ironic that now I am in college, but don't let this fool you, I am in college to learn a certain skill. I believe that much of college is what the fireman said as a young boy, just a waste. Now I'm trying to become a welder, eventually an aircraft welder or even underwater welder, so what do I need to take english and psychology classes for? Now I'm not saying that the reason I find these classes somewhat useless to me is due to the teachers or the class themselves, but if I have a specific skill I want to learn, why do I need to "waste my time" taking these classes versus taking more welding classes? I don't know the answer to that question.
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